Music at the University of Surrey – November 2008

Wednesday 29 October 2008

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Lunchtime Recital

Take a mid-day break, relax or be invigorated by these short recitals. Normally given by undergraduate and postgraduate students specialising in performance, the repertoire at these concerts is extremely varied. It is a great opportunity to hear some familiar and not so well known works. Feel free to pop down during your lunch break, if only for 20 minutes, as you may come and go between performers. Programmes for these events are not usually available in advance but can be emailed to you a few days before the recital by j.harber@surrey.ac.uk

Wednesday 12 November at 1:10 p.m. (finishing at approximately 2:00 p.m.)
Wednesday 19 November at 1:10 p.m. (finishing at approximately 2:00 p.m.)
Wednesday 26 November at 1:10 p.m. (finishing at approximately 2:00 p.m.)
PATS Studio One, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Admission Free

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Free For All Concert – I

An informal and fun evening that showcases the enormous range of musical styles and the huge talents of the various bands and performers within the Department of Music and Sound Recording at the University of Surrey. We can’t describe an evening which might include Morris dancing and folk music, cover versions or new works, experimental jazz, electronic improvisation, solo singer/songwriters – as the name suggests, it is free admission, coupled with a highly relaxed atmosphere in which the audience is free to come and go as they please.

Wednesday 12 November at 7:30 p.m.
PATS Studio One, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Admission Free

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Rush Hour Concert

Avoid the rush hour traffic, relax and be invigorated after a hard day at work by these short recitals given by undergraduate and postgraduate students specialising in performance.

Wednesday 19 November at 5:30 p.m. (finishing at approximately 6:30 p.m.)
PATS Studio One, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Admission Free

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University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra and Choir

Brahms - Symphony No 2
Lehár - The Merry Widow (excerpts)
Russell Keable - conductor

Building on their triumphant performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony in February, the University Symphony Orchestra and Choir will perform one of the 19th Century’s most exciting and dramatic Symphonies, Brahms Second Symphony. From its warmly lyric opening to the exuberant finale, the ravishing strings to the wonderful woodwind solos, it will provide a warm glow on an autumn evening.

The concert will also feature extracts from Lehár’s ever-popular The Merry Widow, including the famous ‘Vilia’ song.

Saturday 22 November at 7:30 p.m.
The Great Hall, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Tickets: £7.50, £3 students
Box Office: 01483 686876

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University of Surrey Symphony Orchestra and Choir

Tasmin Little - violin
Piers Lane - piano

“Violinist Tasmin Little always seems to have a smile ready to break and in Ravel's Sonata No 1, it was in her music, with pianist Piers Lane being ever fluent.” - Michael Drake

“Tasmin Little is a relaxed performer...The music flowed out with lovely eloquence and Tasmin cast a spell like a real storyteller or advocate." - Sean Crudden, Indymedia Ireland

“Lane demonstrated marvellous quality of tone, tremendous precision and muscle control regarding the whispering inner voices of the pianissimo passages. Contrasted phrases were brought out in a balanced and beautifully shaped way.” - Kenneth A. Clifford

Brahms: Sonatensatz
Elgar: Sonata in E minor
Ravel: Sonata, Op posth
Poulenc: Sonata

www.tasminlittle.org.uk
www.pierslane.com

Sunday 23 November at 3.30 p.m.
PATS Studio One, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Tickets: £17.50, £15 senior citizens, £5 concessions
Box Office: 01483 686876

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University of Surrey Big Band

The University of Surrey’s successful and talented Big Band returns to Studio One with another lively and fun-filled programme of Big Band standards through Latin jazz to modern funk.

Wednesday 26 November at 8:00 p.m.
PATS Studio One, University of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
http://www.surrey.ac.uk/Music/Performances/performances.htm
Tickets: £6, £4 concessions, £3 University of Surrey students

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